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Pelosi Remarks Before Meeting with Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius

WASHINGTON, June 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a press availability with Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius before their meeting in the Capitol this afternoon. Below are their remarks: Speaker Pelosi. Good afternoon. It is a personal privilege...

NHPCO Welcomes Kathleen Sebelius as HHS Secretary

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization welcomes Kathleen Sebelius as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Her Senate confirmation on April 28, the day before President Obama's 100th day in office, was the final ...

Dr. Kathleen O'Loughlin Named American Dental Association Executive Director

Assumes duties June 1 at ADA Chicago Headquarters CHICAGO, May 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Kathleen T. O'Loughlin, D.M.D., M.P.H, of Medford, Mass., has been selected by the Board of Trustees of the American Dental Association to serve as the next ADA Executive Director/Chief Ope...

Pelosi Statement on Senate Confirmation of Kathleen Sebelius as Health and Human Services Secretary

WASHINGTON, April 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius to serve as the next Health and Human Services Secretary: "I congratulate Governor Kathleen Sebelius on her confirmati...

AFGE Congratulates Health and Human Services Secretary-designate Kathleen Sebelius

Federal Employee Union Eager to Work with New HHS Secretary-Designate WASHINGTON, March 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), the nation's largest federal employee union, congratulates Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius on her nomination to beco...

National Alliance for Hispanic Health Congratulates Governor Kathleen Sebelius and Nancy-Ann DeParle

WASHINGTON, March 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following statement was released today by Dr. Jane L. Delgado, President and CEO of the National Alliance for Hispanic Health, the nation's leading Hispanic health advocacy group. "We congratulate Governor Sebelius on her nomination as our na...

Sage Software Healthcare Appoints Kathleen Henry Senior Vice President, Customer Service

TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Kathleen Henry has joined Sage Software Healthcare, Inc., as Senior Vice President, Customer Service. Ms. Henry has more than two decades of experience in customer service operations management. Most recently, she served as Vice President, Customer Ope...

Statement from AAJ President Kathleen Flynn Peterson on ATRA's Latest Attack on Civil Justice Attorneys

Peterson: 'How Can Anyone Take these Groups Seriously When They Release Studies Based on a Methodology of Google Searches?' WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --- The American Tort Reform Association's (ATRA) and the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest's (CMPI) so-called st...

Statement by ADA President Kathleen Roth, DDS, on the Inclusion of Stable Dental Benefit in SCHIP Reauthorization Bill

CHICAGO, Sept. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by ADA President Kathleen Roth, DDS, on the Inclusion of Stable Dental Benefit in SCHIP Reauthorization Bill: "The American Dental Association applauds the Congress for including a stable, comprehensive dental health be...

Surgical Care Affiliates Announces Investor Conference Call to Discuss 2009 Second Quarter Results

...ite at https://se r vice s .intralinks.com to obtain dial-in information and the passcode for the conference call and the replay, or contact kathleen Vojta at 205-545-2693 or by e-mail at kathleen.vojta@scasurgery.com " target="_new"> kathleen.vojta@scasu r gery.com to obtain access to SCA's In...

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SUNY Youth Sports Institute Convenes Top Experts in NYC Next Week to Present Research & Analysis on Energy Drink Health Impacts

...nt publication titled "Caffeinated Energy Drinks - A Growing Problem." kathleen Miller, PhD, Research Scientist, Research Institute on Addictions, Univers...Sciences Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine , Baltimore, MD kathleen Miller, PhD Research Scientist, Research Institute on Addictions, Unive...

HCPC Calls for Greater Healthcare Savings Through Improved Adherence to Prescription Drug Regimens

...utical manufacturers must meet when they sell the exact same drugs in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. For more information, please contact Ms. kathleen Hemming in care of kshemming@aol.com " target="_new"> kshemming@aol.com or Mr. Peter G. Mayberry in care of pgmayberry@aol.com " target="_new"> pg...

Stand Up To Cancer Awards $73.6 Million for Novel, Groundbreaking Cancer Research

...F President and CEO Lisa Paulsen; Katie Couric; Noreen Fraser, founder of the Noreen Fraser Foundation (NFF) and a cancer survivor; EIF Vice President kathleen Lobb; Rusty Robertson and Sue Schwartz of the Robertson Schwartz Agency; and nonprofit executive Ellen Ziffren. Representatives of 24 patient advocac...

Video: UCB Launches Vimpat(R) in the U.S. for Add-On Treatment of Epilepsy in Adults

... in clinical trials. This demonstrates the importance and potential utility of including Vimpat(R) in partial onset epilepsy treatment regimens," said kathleen Bos, MD, vice-president, medical affairs, U.S., UCB. While treatment with one drug remains the goal of AED therapy and provides adequate control ...

DaVita Abstracts Highlight Latest Research Developments at Annual Dialysis Conference

...Donato-Moore, BSN, RN, CNN -- Experience with Intradialytic Parenteral Nutrition at a Pediatric Hemodialysis Unit kathleen Traficanti, BS, RD -- NxStage(R) Pureflow SL Culture and LAL Collection Using the NxStage Sample Bag Debbie Allen...

Aon eSolutions Launches Clinical Trials Module

...o keep track of the many clinical trials taking place at their institutions, and obtaining an overview is time-consuming and resource intensive," said kathleen Burns, chief executive officer of Aon eSolutions. "With RiskConsole, risk managers have the ability to monitor clinical trials worldwide, so they have...

ViaViente Demonstrates Cardiovascular Benefits in New Human Trial

... By kathleen J. Burkhalter BOSTON, Aug. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Francis, 50, never imagined ... In the mean time, Francis plans to continue taking ViaViente every day. kathleen J. Burkhalter is currently in the Masters in Journalism program at Harvard ...

DURABLE Clinical Trial Results Show GlycoMark is Key Test for Managing Patients with Diabetes

...s results from a smaller population study completed by John Buse, MD (University of North Carolina), Steven Wittlin, MD (University of Rochester), and kathleen Dungan, MD, published in the medical journal Diabetes Care in June 2006. In the study, the 1,5-Anhydroglucitol blood test (GlycoMark) correlated mor...

Family of Three Americans Become Pain Free and Improve Their Quality of Life With Stem Cell Treatment in Mexico

...d to go himself but also take his parents who were suffering from severe pain in their knees and back, and impaired mobility in walking and bending. kathleen Aguilar, Steve's sister, a Colorado University professor, coordinated the family's trip to Mexico and came as well. She told the Optimum Health repres...

Merrimack Pharmaceuticals Completes Enrollment in a Phase 2 Study of MM-093 in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

...k is a privately-held company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For additional information, please visit http://www.merrimackpharma.com . Contact: kathleen Petrozzelli, Senior Manager, Corporate Communications, 617-441-1043 ...

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Pandemic

...Pet Safety. Terrorism. Power Outage. Tornadoes ... Preparing for a Potential Flu Pandemic . Red Cross Offers Flu-Prevention Tips for Kids ... ... kathleen H., Pandemic Influenza Planning Kit, ... Help increase awareness of the threat of a pandemic and educate the ... An influenza (or flu) pandemic...

Amputation

... Theodore Puck Biography, Kirby Puckett Biography, Daniel Radcliffe Biography, Estelle R. Ramey Biography, Lou Rawls Biography, Rachael Ray Biography, kathleen J. ... Amputation summary with 13 pages of encyclopedia entries, essays, summaries, research information, and more. ... Traumatic amputation i...

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Stem cell 'daughters' lead to breast cancer

...on of breast tissue by women undergoing breast surgery, together with the support of their surgeons and pathologists. The study was facilitated by the kathleen Cuningham Foundation Consortium for Research into Familial Breast Cancer. ...

Pitt team first to profile genes in acutely ill idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients

...e collected through the Simmons Center's warm autopsy program, which is the only one for lungs in the world. Several years ago, an IPF patient told kathleen Lindell, Ph.D, R.N., the Simmons Center nurse, a quality of life researcher and a study co-author, that he wanted to aid research efforts by donating ...

Ferns took to the trees and thrived

...- diversification," said Duke University researcher Eric Schuettpelz, who is completing a post-doctoral fellowship in biology with associate professor kathleen Pryer. By integrating genomic data from 400 living fern species with information from the fossil record, Schuettpelz and Pryer constructed a new ti...

New journal on advanced glass research to debut

...(Alfred University), William Fahrenholtz (MS&T), Hua-Tay Lin (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, David Morse (Corning Inc.) Alexander Marker (Schott USA), kathleen Richardson (Clemson University), Emilio Spinosa (Owens Illinois) and George Wicks (Savannah River National Laboratory). Pye said he is honored to s...

Report updates guidelines on how much weight women should gain during pregnancy

...port gives women and their health care providers an evidence-based answer to the question of how much weight women should gain during pregnancy," said kathleen M. Rasmussen, professor of nutrition, division of nutritional sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., and chair of the committee that wrote the re...

Scientists learn why the flu may turn deadly

...is immunological paralysis can be long-lived, which is important to know when developing treatment strategies to combat the virus. According to kathleen Sullivan, M.D., Ph.D., the senior researcher involved in the study and Chief of the Division of Allergy and Immunology at the Children's Hospital of P...

Differences among exercisers and nonexercisers during pregnancy

...ties. The study was conducted by Linda E. May, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), Kansas City, MO; Alan Glaros, KCUMB, and kathleen M. Gustafson, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS and is entitled Differences Among Exercisers and Non-Exercisers During Pregnancy. T...

Effects of maternal exercise on fetal breathing movements

...ng Movements, it was conducted by Stephanie Million and Linda E. May, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), Kansas City, MO; and kathleen M. Gustafson, University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC), Kansas City, KS. The researchers will discuss their findings at the 122nd Annual Meeting of ...

Differences among exercisers and nonexercisers during pregnancy

...ties. The study was conducted by Linda E. May, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), Kansas City, MO; Alan Glaros, KCUMB, and kathleen M. Gustafson, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS and is entitled Differences Among Exercisers and Non-Exercisers During Pregnancy. T...

Effects of maternal exercise on fetal breathing movements

...ng Movements, it was conducted by Stephanie Million and Linda E. May, Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), Kansas City, MO; and kathleen M. Gustafson, University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC), Kansas City, KS. The researchers will discuss their findings at the 122nd Annual Meeting of ...

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Statement from GPhA President and CEO Kathleen Jaeger on FDA's Generic Initiative

ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) President and CEO Kathleen Jaeger today released the following statement regarding the Food and Drug Administration's update on their efforts to improve the generic drug approval process: "While we all...

Federal Health Architecture: An Interview with Kathleen Heuer, HHS

Editors note: Kathleen Heuer, Deputy Asst. Sec. Budget, Technology and Finance U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, will discuss the Federal Health Architecture at the upcoming Digital Healthcare Conference being held June 23 , in Madison, Wis. The FHA is a methodology for developing health...

GPhA Calls Senate HELP Committee Action Disappointing for Countless Patients

...., July 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) released the following statement today from GPhA President and CEO kathleen Jaeger on the Senate HELP Committee's vote on biogenerics legislation. "While we are extremely disappointed that the Committee action could r...

GPhA Says BIO Cries Wolf on Senate Biogenerics Proposal

...RLINGTON, Va., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) released the following statement today from GPhA President and CEO kathleen Jaeger on The Biotechnology Industry Organization's (BIO's) erroneous claims regarding the Senate HELP Biogenerics amendments. "BIO's erroneous c...

Amylin Announces Preliminary Tabulation of Annual Meeting Results

...Jay S. Skyler, and Joseph P. Sullivan, as well as voted to elect its two new independent nominees, Paul N. Clark and Paulo F. Costa. In addition, Dr. kathleen Behrens and Dr. Alexander J. Denner, Director candidates nominated by Eastbourne Capital Management, L.L.C. and Carl Icahn, respectively, were also el...

SANYO Donates Air Purification Systems Effective Against Flu Viruses to New York Airports and Schools

... toward future collaborative ventures. Any initiative that seeks to protect the health of the students ultimately touches all of society," said Sister kathleen McKinney, Principal of TMLA. Dr. Gerald Surya, MD Medical Director of the Medports at JFK and LaGuardia recognizes the potential benefits as well...

Healthcare Leaders to Address Patient Safety and Reform at the National Patient Safety Foundation Congress, Washington, DC, May 20-22

...billion annually, is staggering. In tandem with the Administration's calls for dramatic change in healthcare, Health and Human Services Secretary kathleen Sebelius recently announced Recovery Act resources designed to support critical patient safety efforts, stating that "the status quo is unsustainable....

Cepheid Announces Symposium Speakers and Program Highlights for 19th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)

...f four rapid tests against the gold standards of cytotoxicity assay and culture in the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) Dr. kathleen Bamford, Reader and Honorary Consultant Medical Microbiologist, Imperial College, London: Evaluation of commercial toxin detection and two nucleic ac...

Maryland Business, Academic and Biopharma Groups Underscore Commitment to Medical Innovation, Finding Cures and Supporting the Economy

...ski, CEO, Economic Alliance of Greater Baltimore Howard Schiff, Executive Director, Maryland Pharmacists Association kathleen Snyder, President & CEO, Maryland Chamber of Commerce Partial list of partner organizations: Arthritis Foundation,...

Three Firms, Two Training Programs Garner Greater Baltimore Committee's 2009 Bioscience Awards

...experience to be entrepreneurs and to create start-up companies from inventions from Maryland research institutions and federal agencies. kathleen O'Donnell Weiss, executive director, The BioTechnical Institute of Maryland, Inc. (BTI). Located in Baltimore, BTI fills a need for specialty scient...

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Sphincter

... Theodore Puck Biography, Kirby Puckett Biography, Daniel Radcliffe Biography, Estelle R. Ramey Biography, Lou Rawls Biography, Rachael Ray Biography, kathleen J. ... Sphincter A ring-like band of muscle that opens and closes an opening in the body. ... Sphincter of Oddi (SFEENK-tur uv AH-dee) The ...